§ MR. BARRAN (Leeds, N.)To ask the Secretary to the Treasury what is the esti-
| Estimated Issues. | Annuities charged on Votes.* | |||
| 1903–4. | 1904–5. | 1903–4. | 1904–5. | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Uganda Railway Acts, 1896 and 1902. | 67,000 | 219,000 | 281,593 | 305,117 |
| Pacific Cable Act, 1901 | — | — | † | † |
| Telegraph Acts, 1892 to 1899 | 780,000 | ‡ | 284,880 | 331,469 |
| Public Offices (Acquisition of Site) Act, 1895 | — | — | 16,766 | 16,766 |
| Public Offices (Whitehall) Site Act, 1897 | — | — | 19,337 | 19,337 |
| Public Buildings Expenses Act, 1903 | 158,500 | 197,000 | — | 2,305 |
| Land Registry (New Buildings) Act, 1900 | 16,500 | 17,000 | 6,981 | 7,161 |
| Public Offices Site (Dublin) Act, 1903 | 12,000 | 50,000 | — | — |
| Royal Niger Company Act, 1899. | — | — | 44,475 | 44,475 |
| Light Railways Act, 1896 | 57,695 | 50,000 | 3,180 | 5,467 |
| Light Railways (Ireland) Acts, 1889 to 1893 | — | — | 47,038 | 24,734 |
| Tramways (Ireland) Act, 1895 | — | — | 13,586 | 13,586 |
| Railways (Ireland) Act, 1896, and Marine Works (Ireland) Act, 1902 | 20,000 | 58,000 | 22,799 | 23,854 |
| * To enable the Annuities to be separated into interest and capital, longer notice would be required. The Question only appeared on the 18th March. | ||||
| † The Annuity of £77,545 payable under this Act is not chargeable directly on Votes, but on the funds of the Pacific Cable Board which receives a grant in aid of its expenses. | ||||
| ‡ The total authorised issues under existing Acts will be completed in 1903–4, and issues in 1904–5 will depend upon further legislation. |